David Chong-Tai
Independent Electricity System Operator/Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligent
2025 Salary
$241,501Total compensation $242,182, including $681 in taxable benefits.
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#35Independent Electricity System Operator
Years on List
222003–2025
Peak Salary
$241,5012025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2003–2025
$116,031 in 2003 is worth about $185,334 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $241,501Benefits $681Total $242,182 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal - Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $225,847Benefits $656Total $226,503 |
| 2023 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $218,037Benefits $771Total $218,808 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $208,855Benefits $889Total $209,744 |
| 2021 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal - Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $204,491Benefits $863Total $205,354 |
| 2020 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $203,783Benefits $845Total $204,628 |
| 2019 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $194,621Benefits $933Total $195,554 |
| 2018 | Senior Manager Smart Metering / Gestionnaire principal – Mesurage intelligentIndependent Electricity System Operator | $192,963Benefits $1,144Total $194,107 |
| 2017 | Director Smart Metering / Directeur, Compteurs intelligentsIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité | $190,930Benefits $1,048Total $191,979 |
| 2016 | Sr. Manager, Technology Support / Gestionnaire principal – Soutien technologiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator | $188,250Benefits $1,148Total $189,398 |
| 2015 | Sr. Manager, Technology Support / Gestionnaire principal – Soutien technologiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator | $194,369Benefits $1,172Total $195,541 |
| 2014 | Manager, Information Technology Operations / Gestionnaire - Opérations de technologies de l’informationIndependent Electricity System Operator | $212,885Benefits $1,448Total $214,333 |
| 2013 | Manager, Technology SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator | $224,804Benefits $1,446Total $226,250 |
| 2011 | Manager, Technology SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator | $179,950Benefits $937Total $180,887 |
| 2010 | Manager, Technology SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator | $172,108Benefits $937Total $173,045 |
| 2009 | Manager, Technology SupportIndependent Electricity System Operator | $175,243Benefits $937Total $176,180 |
| 2008 | Manager, Information Technology OperationsIndependent Electricity System Operator | $163,117Benefits $1,086Total $164,203 |
| 2007 | Section Head, Information Technology & InfrastructureIndependent Electricity System Operator | $150,295Benefits $1,033Total $151,328 |
| 2006 | Section Head, Information Technology & InfrastructureIndependent Electricity System Operator | $130,953Benefits $913Total $131,866 |
| 2005 | Section Head, IT&IIndependent Electricity System Operator | $122,167Benefits $740Total $122,907 |
| 2004 | Section Head, IT&IIndependent Electricity System Op. | $120,061Benefits $718Total $120,779 |
| 2003 | Section Head, IT & IIndependent Electricity Market Operator | $116,031Benefits $565Total $116,596 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Chong-Tai's 2025 salary of $241,501 comes to roughly $151,703 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 34.9% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $225,847, that is a rise of about 7%. David Chong-Tai has appeared on the list 22 times since 2003. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$151,703
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.